Tame Impala - It Is Not Meant to Be
from their 2010 album Innerspeaker
Intro:
Guitar
| e |
| B 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | x8 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
Bass
| G 12 12 |
| D 12 15 14 12 10 14 12 10 | x8 |
| A 10 12 13 13 12 |
| E |
After the 4th repeat, the second guitar plays this over the top;
the strumming pattern is included above the tab (D means down and U means up):
D D U D U D U D D U D U D U D D U D U D U D D U D U D U D U D
| e 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | x4 |
| D 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
Verse:
"I wanted her,
I wanted her"
"But she doesn't like the life that I lead,
she doesn't like the life that I lead,
doesn't like sand stuck on her feet,
or sitting around smoking weed,
I must seem more like a friend in need"
| e 5 5 |
| B 5 7 |
| G 6 7 | x10 |
| D 7 7 |
| A 7 5 |
| E 5 |
"and I boast that it is meant to be,
but in all hone-"
G---REST---|
Chorus:
"-sty,
I don't have a hope in hell"
| e |
| B 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 |
| A 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E 5 5 |
"I'm happy just to watch her move"
| e |
| B 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 |
| G 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 |
| D 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 |
| A 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 |
| E |
"and in all honesty,
I don't have a hope in hell"
| e |
| B 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 |
| A 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E 5 5 |
"I'm happy just to watch her move"
| e |
| B 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 |
| G 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 |
| D 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 |
| A 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 |
| E |
Verse:
"And she doesn't like the friends that I make,
doesn't make friends for friendship's sake,
she just gets"
A second plays lead in the background like this:
| e |
| B 5 7 8 7h8 7 |
| G 5 7 5 7 5 7 7b8 7b8 7b8 7b9 7b9 |
| D 7 7 5 7 |
| A |
| E |
"bored"
"Sitting by the lake,
her soul won't surface
and her heart won't ache"
| e |
| B 5 8b10 |
| G 5 7 7b9 |
| D 5 |
| A 5 7 |
| E |
"and I boast that it is meant"
G---REST---|
"to be"
"but in all hone-"
G---REST---|
Chorus:
"-sty,
I don't have a hope in hell"
| e |
| B 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 |
| A 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E 5 5 |
"I'm happy just to watch her move"
| e |
| B 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 |
| G 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 |
| D 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 |
| A 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 |
| E |
Solo - one guitar plays this progression while the other plays the solo:
Guitar 1:
| e |
| B 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 |
| A 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E 5 5 |
| e |
| B 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 |
| G 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 |
| D 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 |
| A 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 |
| E |
Guitar 2:
| e |
| B |
| G 9 \2 4 7\5 2/4 7\5 2/4 |
| D 5\3 |
| A |
| E |
| e |
| B |
| G 0h2 2 2 2 2/4 4 4/5 2\4 4/5 2/4 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e |
| B 3 |
| G 2 0h2 1 2 |
| D 5\3 3 3 2 |
| A |
| E |
"And I thought they could cure his disease,
but in all hone-"
G---REST---|
Chorus:
"-sty,
he didn't have a hope in hell,
now we'll"
| e |
| B 1 3 1 3 0 1 |
| G 2 4 2 4 2 0 2 |
| D 3 5 3 5 4 2 3 |
| A 3 5 3 5 5 2 3 |
| E 5 |
"never see him move"
| e |
| B 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 |
| G 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 |
| D 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 |
| A 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 |
| E |
Outro:
Guitar
| e |
| B 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | x7 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
Bass
| G 12 12 |
| D 12 15 14 12 10 14 12 10 | x7 |
| A 10 12 13 13 12 |
| E |
D D U D U D U D D U D U D U D D U D U D U D D U D U D U D U D
| e 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | x7 |
| D 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| D downstroke
| U upstroke
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend